Microsoft and Bethesda Softworks kicked off the month by enabling Kinect support for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

"The next time you sign into Xbox Live while playing Skyrim, you'll be prompted for a mandatory title update," Larry Hryb, Xbox Live's director of programming, said in a blog post. "This title update brings Kinect support to Skyim."

The update means that you can use the Kinect sensor for the Xbox 360 to utilize voice commands throughout the game, including Dragon Shouts, Hotkey Equipping, Follower Commands, and all Menus (Items, Magic, Map, Barter, Container, Favorites, and Skills), Hryb said.

"With Voice Commands, quickly create and load saves during gameplay and access menus and inventories," he wrote. "Skyrim's Kinect for Xbox 360 Support also adds new functionality including special map functions, additional hotkey options, and the ability to sort inventory items by name, weight, and value."

Game maker Bethesda Softworks released a full list of the more than 200 English voice commands for Skyrim on Kinect.

The companies first tipped the Kinect functionality for Skyrim in mid-April and said it would be released by month's end. French, Italian, German, and Spanish versions are "are all in final testing. We'll share those dates as soon we know them," according to Bethesda.

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